Tornadoes

Grade: 3

Lexile: 710L

Guided Reading Level: S

Item: 11311

ISBN: 9781433303111

Language: English

Description

As far as dangerous weather goes, tornadoes may be the most fierce and powerful of storms. Readers will learn how and where tornadoes hit, and how people protect themselves from life-threatening winds. While most people run away from tornadoes, storm chasers actually run after these swirling masses! Readers will be highly engaged from cover to cover as they learn the science behind these storms.

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Bikes and Boards

Grade: 3

Lexile: 750L

Guided Reading Level: S

Item Number: 11303

ISBN: 9781433303036

Price: $10.99

This book explains the physics and history behind bicycles, skateboards, and surfboards. Readers learn what happens from the simplest movement of rolling forward to more complex tricks and stunts of jumping and spinning.

Climbing and Diving

Grade: 2

Lexile: 750L

Guided Reading Level: S

Item Number: 11304

ISBN: 9781433303043

Price: $10.99

This book shows readers how Newton's three laws of motion affect divers, skydivers, and mountain climbers' movements. Readers discover who uses gravity, who works against it, and all other forces that contribute to a successful dive or climb.

The Quest for Speed: Vehicles

Grade: 3

Lexile: 760L

Guided Reading Level: S

Item Number: 11305

ISBN: 9781433303050

Price: $10.99

Readers learn the history of travel and discover the factors that influence motion for all types of vehicles. They also learn how speed is measured and how engineers are seeking new and better ways to bring fast, safe travel to people.

The Quest for Personal Best: Individual Sports

Grade: 2

Lexile: 700L

Guided Reading Level: S

Item Number: 11306

ISBN: 9781433303067

Price: $10.99

Readers learn how science plays a critical factor in any athlete's quest to be the best at his or her sport. Physics and aerodynamics affect many sports and help athletes strategize their next moves against their opponents.

Earthquakes

Grade: 3

Lexile: 680L

Guided Reading Level: S

Item Number: 11309

ISBN: 9781433303098

Price: $10.99

Most of the Earth's changes happen over millions of years, but earthquakes can force significant changes to the land in just a few moments. In this book, readers learn the science of plate tectonics and its role in the development of earthquakes.

Fires

Grade: 2

Lexile: 620L

Guided Reading Level: T

Item Number: 11314

ISBN: 9781433303142

Price: $10.99

Seeing a forest fire rage out of control is very frightening. Sometimes, however, fires are set intentionally to benefit the environment. Readers will learn what fire is, how it burns, and how fires can both help and harm the areas they affect.

Deserts

Grade: 3

Lexile: 620L

Guided Reading Level: R

Item Number: 11315

ISBN: 9781433303159

Price: $10.99

Deserts may seem like harsh, uninhabitable places, but they support a diverse quantity of plant and animal life. Readers learn about hot and cold deserts alike, as well as semi-arid and coastal deserts.

Wetlands

Grade: 2

Lexile: 580L

Guided Reading Level: R

Item Number: 11316

ISBN: 9781433303166

Price: $10.99

Readers learn all about wetlands and their complex interactions with plants and animals in this colorful title! They provide homes for many different kinds of plants and animals that are well adapted for the soggy conditions.

Forests

Grade: 3

Lexile: 680L

Guided Reading Level: S

Item Number: 11317

ISBN: 9781433303173

Price: $10.99

A forest is unlike any other biome on Earth. There are many life cycles found within a forest. Learn about the energy pyramid that explains the numbers of forest plants and animals. Learn about threats to these lively forests and how they survive!

Ponds

Grade: 2

Lexile: 590L

Guided Reading Level: R

Item Number: 11318

ISBN: 9781433303180

Price: $10.99

A pond may seem quiet and subdued, but this unique ecosystem is filled with active life cycles. Students learn what distinguishes a pond from other bodies of water, the plant and animal life within it, and how they contribute to the pond itself.

Rainforests

Grade: 3

Lexile: 670L

Guided Reading Level: R

Item Number: 11319

ISBN: 9781433303197

Price: $10.99

Learn all about tropical and temperate rainforests and the differences between these two unique biomes. Rainforests are filled with wonder and mystery, from the tall trees in the canopy to the dark and damp leaves on the forest floor.

Oceans

Grade: 2

Lexile: 560L

Guided Reading Level: S

Item Number: 11320

ISBN: 9781433303203

Price: $10.99

Oceans cover 70 percent of the Earth's surface, providing students with a variety of plant and animal life to learn about. Students will also learn about the beach, tides, cliffs, bays, coastlines, coral reefs, and tide pools.

Liquids

Grade: 2

Lexile: 470L

Guided Reading Level: S

Item Number: 12414

ISBN: 9781433314148

Price: $10.99

What takes the shape of the container it is in and changes shape when the container changes? Liquids! Liquid is a state of matter that has some big differences from solids and gases. Learn all about liquids with this colorful title!

Gases

Grade: 2

Lexile: 500L

Guided Reading Level: R

Item Number: 12416

ISBN: 9781433314162

Price: $10.99

What continues to expand to take up all the space it can? Gases! Gas is a state of matter, like a liquid or a solid. But it has properties that are quite different. In this book, read all about the differences and what makes a gas a gas.

Solids

Grade: 2

Lexile: 480L

Guided Reading Level: N

Item Number: 12418

ISBN: 9781433314186

Price: $10.99

What does this book, a table, and your big toe have in common? They are all solids! A solid keeps its shape and always has the same volume. Read this book to learn about solids and how they are different from liquids and gases.

Melting and Freezing

Grade: 1

Lexile: 470L

Guided Reading Level: N

Item Number: 12419

ISBN: 9781433314193

Price: $10.99

Ice cream is a solid. But when it melts, it becomes a liquid. Solids can change to liquids and back again by melting and freezing. Read this book to learn what happens when heat and cold and solids meet.

Planets

Grade: 1

Lexile: 490L

Guided Reading Level: O

Item Number: 12422

ISBN: 9781433314223

Price: $10.99

Earth is not the only planet in our solar system! It is one of eight planets, many moons, and other objects that orbit our sun. In this book, learn all about the similarities and differences between these planets.

Moons

Grade: 2

Lexile: 540L

Guided Reading Level: O

Item Number: 12423

ISBN: 9781433314230

Price: $10.99

There is a bright light in the night sky. Sometimes it is round, sometimes it is a crescent, and sometimes it is not there at all! These are the phases of the moon! Read all about our moon and the moons surrounding other planets in this book.

Stars

Grade: 2

Lexile: 450L

Guided Reading Level: O

Item Number: 12425

ISBN: 9781433314254

Price: $10.99

Bright stars twinkle in the night sky. Have you looked up into the sky on a clear night and seen these tiny points of light? Did you know that there are many kinds of stars in space? Find out all about them in this book.

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Grade: 3

Lexile: 710L

Guided Reading Level: S

Item Number: 10564

ISBN: 9780743905640

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Guided Reading Level: T

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Lexile: 660L

Guided Reading Level: Y

Item Number: 10572

ISBN: 9780743905725

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